Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-05
ON WALL STREET.
There Were no Outside Influences of
Importance to Affect Yesterdays
Stock Market.
The General List Closed Strong, Close to
the Best Figures of the Day-Ra,lway
Bonds Show Declines.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

! lHCOues dI OUs MUS Ut Ob4 OF. LOUIS,
Arkansas and Texas 2's at so; Kansas and
Texas 6's a. 9G4; do IS at 834; Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio at 99s 5;
Houston and Texas Central rs ct los;
Missouri, Kansas and Texas SIS at 81; do
G's at 9Gf.
Money at 3!@4 per cent.
G vernmepts quiet.
Sterile z active but weaker.
Wheat dull but steady.
Oil closed at 6Gf.
Cotton firm.
Coffee dull.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Feb. +-Government
bonds dull snd steady.
There was moderate activity in stocks,
though fluctuations were confined within
a narrow range, they were upon a gen.
orally higher level than yesterday. Out
side influences affecting values were few
and unmportant The discussion of the
interstate commerce bill has nearly
ceased, and as the strike is generally re-
garded as practically defeated, news from
that source had no effect. London adj
wees reported turn in the state of
affairs there, and the feeling was imme-
diately improved. Louisville and Nash
vile received more than its share Of sup
port and retrieved q considerable portion
of its late losses. ST. Paul, Western
Union, Reading and LaCkawanna were all
active and strong The weak spot in the st
was Union Pacific, which was persistently
hammered and under the pressure of
saort sales was depressed about per
cent, about half of which was later re-
gained. The opening was generally
strong, the first prices showing advances
over last evenings final figures of from
a3c. The market IVES moderately active
aud was alternately firm and heavy
during the forenoon. The drift of
prices in the general market, however,
was slightly upwards. The best prices
of the day were RECORDED in the neighbor-
hood of . p m, bat the close was steady
to firm, and close TO the best prices We're
reached. The active list, with very few
eXcep ions shows advances this evening,
the only material decline being i! in
Union Pacific.
Railroad bonds were more quiet. Prices
, svInpathized with the movement in shares.
The tiual prices generally show declines.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. Flour
steady with fair demand. Corn dull, weak
and lower. Oats quiet, but steady at 37@
sd Hay strong and higher; prime,
Sl5 00@l4 so, choice, $15 OOGl6 90. Hog
products in good demand and prices tend
ing upwards. Pork Sl3 so. Lsrd-re-
fined, in tierces, Sc 374. Bulk meats
shoulders, SIS so; long clear and
clear ribs, So SD. Bacon - Shout
dcrs, ST l24; long clear. 81 37t;
clear ribs, 81 80. Hams, Sll 0o@ll so.
Whisky steady. Coffee steady aud firm
err; RIO $50 l53c. Rice quiet and weak
2B@tc. Cotton seed propucts quiet but
Steady. Crude oil 30@3lc; summer yell
low See; cake and meal 20@2Otc. Sugar
quiet; open kettle ChIce 4tc; strickly pure
4sc; centrIfugals, choice white 9 l6;
off white 54C; choice yellow Clarified
5 7-16@ 5tc; prime yellow clarified 5-l6@
5sc; seconds 38@43c. Molasses in eoUd
demand at full prices; open kettle, choice
Acc; strictly prime 42@43c: centrlfugals,
strictly prime to chuce 27(G 30c; prime
to good prime 2l@25c. Exchsnge-New
York sight, per cent. premium.
THE LONDON MARKET.
LONDON, Feb. 4, 1900 M.-The stock
market opened firm and then became
panicky. Sellers are largely in excess of
buyers. Prices are receding rapidly. |
Consols and Russian and Egyptian Sc
curities have all fallen. American rail- |
way securities are fiat and depressed.
A STRONG CLOSE.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-In the afternoon |
after he prices on the Stock Exchange |
had fallen below those Of yesterday there
was recovery and better tendency
pre vailed with good bidding for American
securities. About O'Clock the markets
became bouyant, especially for American
securities. Foreign and home securities
were inactive. The general tone of the
market was better. COnsols closed at
at 1908 for both money and account.
ON THE PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-On the bourse this
afternoon much better feeling prevailed
Three per cent rentes advanced franc
and 5 confines from yesterdays closing
quotations and are now quoted st II
francs.
AT BERLIN.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.-The stock, bond and
money markets were firm to-day.
AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, Feb "a firm tone pre-
vailed on the bourse to-day.
THE PARIS BOURsE.
PARIS, Feb. There was decided
on the Bourse to-day,
when it became known there
were no importsnt difficulties connect
ed with settlement. There were
large purchases for Investment
Three per cent. rentes rose franc 20
centimes for money, franc 50 confines
for account. Italian rentes rose franc
IS centImes; credit foucier 80 francs,
Ottoman Bank 10 francs and Suez canal
81 centimes.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
LONDON, Feb. The Stock Exchange
to day opened fiat with tendency to a
further fall. When Paris prices began to
indicate rally buying was resumed
sending quotations up with rapid bound.
This was followed by pause and de-
Zine, and then a return to buoyancy
prices, closing firm and strong all around
lnder the Influence of q cessation
If continental orders to sell, and tele-
,rams from Paris announcing that settle
nents had been concluded without nota-
lie features. In American railroad Sc
;urities fluctuations were many. At the
lose prices were generally higher, though
n some instances closing rates were not
It the height of the day.
THE OHIO HORROR. /